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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02794.044 |
| From Archive Folder | Tobias Lear papers |
| Title | Martha Washington to Mrs. Mary S. Lear regarding Tobias Lear's health and the health of individuals at the Mount Vernon estate |
| Date | 11 November 1800 |
| Author | Washington, Martha (1731-1802) |
| Recipient | Lear, Mary S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mary Lear was Tobias Lear's mother. Contains much news of the Mount Vernon estate. "[A]ll my family whites, and Blacks, have been very sick, many of them very ill. -- Thank god they have all recovered again and I was so fortunate as not loose [sic] any of them --[.]" Martha Washington free frank on address leaf. |
| Subjects | African American History First Lady Women's History Slavery Health and Medical Disease Children and Family Mount Vernon |
| People | Washington, Martha (1731-1802) Lear, Mary S. (fl. 1795-1800) |
| Place written | Mount Vernon |
| Theme | African Americans; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Slavery & Abolition; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |